The result of rounding the whole number 72,341 to the nearest hundreds place is: 72,300. 72,000. 70,000. 72,340

Nearest hundreds.

72, 341:

7 is in the ten thousands place
2 is in the thousands place
3 is in the hundreds place
4 is in the tens place
1 is in the ones place

To find the hundreds place, look at the place value to the right of it (or tens place in this case).

In the tens case is a 4, which is less than 5, so you round down 
( 5 and greater, round up, 4 and less, round down)

So your answer is 72,300

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